| dc.contributor.author | Ojwang, S B O | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chaudhry, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khan, KS | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khehar, BS | |
| dc.contributor.author | Otieno, MR | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-25T09:21:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-25T09:21:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | East Afr Med J. 1992 Sep;69(9):483 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/ojwang/publications/audit-hysterectomies-aga-khan-hospital-nairobi-justification-operative-indicat-o | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16743 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1286629 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An audit of 381 hysterectomies performed over a 5 year period (1986-1990) was carried out. In order to assess justification of the indication for hysterectomy pre-operative diagnoses were divided into two groups: those potentially confirmable by pathologic study and those not potentially confirmable by pathologic study. Out of the 273 cases studied in the first group, 246 (90.1%) were justified, while out of the 108 cases studied in the second group, 82 (75.9%) were justified. An overall 86% justification rate was observed. Adenomyosis as a histopathologic finding was seen more commonly in Asian than African patients (P < 0.005). Morbidity rate was 20% and there were no mortalities. The procedure in general was considered safe and justified | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | |
| dc.subject | Audit of hysterectomies | en |
| dc.subject | Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Audit of Hysterectomies at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi: Justification of Operative Indications | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| local.publisher | School of medicine | en |
